Tag: Alexander Lukashenko
New sanctions are coming – Lukashenko threatens to boycott gas
Brussels The helpers come secretly, they bring water and hot soup, pillows and blankets for the people in the Polish-Belarusian border area. Several thousand refugees are staying here in the…
Sanctions against Belarus could boomerang
Refugees and soldiers on the Polish-Belarusian border The conflict continues to escalate. The EU is now reacting with sanctions against Belarus. (Photo: AP) Moscow A relatively quiet night on the…
Last dress rehearsal for serious EU foreign policy
Lukashenko and Erdogan in 2019 One can regularly accuse European foreign policy of being embarrassing. The principle of unanimity in EU foreign policy has often made Brussels incapable of acting…
Sanctions against Belarus could boomerang
Refugees and soldiers on the Polish-Belarusian border The conflict continues to escalate. The EU is now reacting with sanctions against Belarus. (Photo: AP) Moscow A relatively quiet night on the…
EU wants to quickly sanction Belarus for “hybrid attack”
Von der Leyen on a visit to the USA Von der Leyen went public after meeting US President Joe Biden in the White House. (Photo: dpa) Washington, Brussels The EU…
EU wants sanctions against Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin (right) Moscow’s role is crucial. (Photo: imago images / ITAR-TASS) November 9th is the day the Berlin Wall came down, it marks a moment of…
Thousands of migrants are still waiting in Belarus to enter the EU
Minsk Thousands of migrants spent another night in the cold in Belarus on the border with Poland. The state media in Minsk distributed film footage of desperate people who wait…
Border conflict Belarus: What are Lukashenko’s goals?
For the European Union, the matter is clear: it is an attempt at blackmail by the Belarusian despot Alexander Lukashenko, about state-controlled human trafficking. Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen…
The SPD’s left-right trick – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
To be honest, you are pretty flabbergasted when you look at the list of SPD chairmen. Sure, August Bebel, Friedrich Ebert, Willy Brandt, Hans-Jochen Vogel, all big names. But then…
Belarus drives refugees to Poland – EU countries talk about further sanctions
Brussels The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko was inspired a long time ago by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: He brings a large number of refugees to the EU’s external…
Belarus drives refugees to Poland – EU countries talk about further sanctions
Brussels The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko was inspired a long time ago by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: He brings a large number of refugees to the EU’s external…
How the EU could solve its migration problem differently
Brussels The images in various European media such as “Spiegel” leave little room for doubt: on videos you can see how officials from Greece and Croatia are brutally forcing refugees…
How the EU could solve its migration problem differently
Brussels The images in various European media such as “Spiegel” leave little room for doubt: on videos you can see how officials from Greece and Croatia are brutally forcing refugees…